R115 road

R115 road

The R115 is a regional road in the Ireland. It follows the Military Road ( _ga. Bóthar Míleata) for its entire length. The R115 is km to mi | 40 | abbr=yes | precision=0 long; the full length of the Military Road (Rathfarnham to Aughavannagh) is km to mi | 55 | abbr=yes | precision=0 .

The Military Road is a road through the Wicklow Mountains, running North/South across the spine of the hills. Construction of the road started in 1800 and it was completed in 1809. It was built in the wake of the 1798 rebellion to give British forces access to the Wicklow Hills where many rebels sought refuge.

Route

The R115 / Military Road starts in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, continuing to the "Ballyboden Roundabout", where it intersects with the R113; it then follows the Edmondstown Road for 50 metres where it meets the meets the R116. At this point the route takes the "Scholarstown Road" and rises through the Dublin Mountains (past the Hell Fire Club) followed by a descent into Glencree at the head of the valley of the Glencree river before rising again to the "coord|53.137979|-6.311688|type:landmark Sally Gap Crossroads", where it intersects with the R759, close to the highest point on the road which is 510m (1,670ft). From there it continues to a point east of Mullaghcleevaun Mountain (850m) before descending to the village of Laragh, near Glendalough.

The R115 terminates at Laragh, at a junction with the R755 and the 'Wicklow Gap' road, the R756. The Military Road continues south (see thumbnail) past Glenmalure to Aghavannagh in south County Wicklow, but is designated as a local road south of Laragh. For many years, the road was used as the "Sally Gap" special stage in the Circuit of Ireland automobile rally.

See also

*Roads in Ireland- (Primary National Roads)
* Secondary Roads
*Regional Roads
*Rathfarnham and the Military Road

External links

* [http://www.explore.ie/ireland/article.php?ID=30 Sally Gap]
* [http://www.glendalough.connect.ie/pages/articles/militaryroad/militaryroad.html The Military Road]

References

*"The Wicklow Military Road - history and topography" (2007) by Michael Fewer; ISBN 13:978 1 901658 66 8.
* [http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/7617-0.pdf Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006] - [http://www.transport.ie/ Department of Transport]


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